Flood 1920's.

View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and two cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy river water reaches to the bases of the arches underneath. The Strand Theater with its arched entry and roof parapet is in the background.

Date

[between 1920 and 1929?]

Description

1 photoprint ; 6 x 16 cm. (2 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)

Type of Material

Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image

Content Type

Image;StillImage

Subject

Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.

Format-Medium

Photograph

Source

Robert Griswold, Oct 1982

Rights Contact Information

Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.

Reproduction Available for Purchase

Yes (digital reproduction)

Related Material

Image File: ZZR710001862

Notes

Photoprint is a composite of two separate negatives on a single print, with an obvious seam.; Title handwritten on back of photoprint.; R7100018622

Filename

10001862.tif

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